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- German Practice in International Law
- German Practice in International Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- GPIL – German Practice in International Law
- Table of Cases
- Table of German Statutes
- Table of Treaties
- Abbreviations
- 1 Foundations and Functions of International Law
- 2 States and Their Organs
- 3 Inter-State Political and Economic Relations and Transactions
- 4 State Jurisdiction and Immunities
- 5 State Responsibility and Liability
- 6 Antarctica, Sea, Air and Space
- 7 Individuals, Their Human Rights and Their International Criminal Responsibility
- 8 Natural Resources and the Environment
- 9 The United Nations and Other International Organisations
- 10 Use of Force, Arms Control and Disarmament
- 11 International Disputes and Their Settlement
- Annex 1 Notable Statements on International Law by Germany in 2019
- Annex 2 International Agreements Concluded by Germany in 2019
- Index
10 - Use of Force, Arms Control and Disarmament
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 May 2022
- German Practice in International Law
- German Practice in International Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- GPIL – German Practice in International Law
- Table of Cases
- Table of German Statutes
- Table of Treaties
- Abbreviations
- 1 Foundations and Functions of International Law
- 2 States and Their Organs
- 3 Inter-State Political and Economic Relations and Transactions
- 4 State Jurisdiction and Immunities
- 5 State Responsibility and Liability
- 6 Antarctica, Sea, Air and Space
- 7 Individuals, Their Human Rights and Their International Criminal Responsibility
- 8 Natural Resources and the Environment
- 9 The United Nations and Other International Organisations
- 10 Use of Force, Arms Control and Disarmament
- 11 International Disputes and Their Settlement
- Annex 1 Notable Statements on International Law by Germany in 2019
- Annex 2 International Agreements Concluded by Germany in 2019
- Index
Summary
This chapter, which is split into three parts, covers Germany’s perspective on the use of force; armed conflict and international humanitarian law; and arms control and disarmament. The first part discusses the finding of the German Constitutional Court that self-defence against non-State actors is a tenable interpretation of Article 51 of the UN Charter; the Federal Government justifying the fight against ‘ISIL’ in Syria on grounds of collective self-defence; Germany’s take on the legality of the Turkish invasion of north-eastern Syria under international law; Germany backing India’s cross-border strikes against terrorists in Pakistan-administered Kashmir; and Germany’s position that Saudi Arabia was invited to intervene in Yemen. The second part deals with the launch of the Humanitarian Call for Action by France and Germany; Germany opposing the new US position on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank; and Germany commenting on the ILC draft principles on the protection of the environment in relation to armed conflict. Germany’s condemnation of DPRK’s missile test is addressed in the last part.
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- German Practice in International Law2019, pp. 330 - 373Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022